Hamish and Andy reclaim the Podcast Ranker crown in March results

Posted on 19 April 2023

The top publisher of the month was ARN / iHeartMedia

The March rankings on Triton Digital’s Podcast Ranker have been released, and see LiSTNR’s Hamish and Andy reclaim the top position, lifting seven places.

Cementing their place on top, Hamish and Andy finished the month with 954,669 monthly listeners, and 2,066,766 monthly downloads.

Rounding out the top three are Casefile True Crime, staying steady ad #2, and last month’s #1, The Kyle and Jackie O Show podcast, dropping two places to come in third.

Kyle and Jackie O

The February Podcast Ranker saw celebrity and pop culture podcast Shameless and independent news title Squiz Today both debuting in the top 10 of the Ranker. This month, Shameless is down one spot to fifth, while Squiz Today just drops out of the top 10, coming at 11th.

The highest new entry to the March ranker was Bloke In A Bar, from BIAB Media. The podcast covers all things footy – from interviews with NRL players to analysts from former NRL player Denan Kemp. Bloke In A Bar made its debut at #10.

The two biggest lifters of the March Podcast Ranker were both catch up podcasts of radio shows. Jumping 55 places to #50 is SEN’s Whateley, whilst Nova’s The Chrissie Swan Show rose 41 places to #35.

Chrissie Swan

The top publisher of the month was ARN / iHeartMedia with 5,198,733 monthly listeners and 24,424,578 monthly downloads. LiSTNR and SiriusXM Podcast Network came in second and third, both represented by SCA.

LiSTNR came in as top sales representatives, taking the title from ARN who are second this month. Nova and News Corp followed, with newcomer Mammamia rounding out the top five.

Speaking about the sales representatives results, SCA Executive Head LiSTNR Podcasts, Grant Tothill, said: “It’s exciting to see LiSTNR reach a spectacular new audience record and once again become Australia’s no. 1 sales representation podcast company, offering advertisers a large breadth and depth of podcast content to reach listeners at scale in the unique podcast environment.”

From ARN, Head of Digital Audio, Corey Layton, said: “To hold half of the nation’s top 10 podcasts is an incredible credit to the shows that continue to capture Australian ears and brands each and every month. It’s also incredible to see the extraordinary growth of Australian podcast listening with downloads hitting a record 90.5 million in March, significantly up on the previous record of 80.5 million in February, showcasing the industry growing at pace.”